COMPUTER TECH. SKILLS

Open Source Tools

Open source tools are available to all but often forgotten. This course presents a wide range of open source tools in a variety of different areas: including office tools, knowledge systems, web, database, learning systems, mathematics and testing. Participants have the opportunity to work with the tools.

Who should attend:

This course is of benefit to everyone.

Prerequisite:

None

Course Outline:

1. Introduction to Open Source
• What is open source
• History of open source
• Types of license
• Linux
• A brief overview
• Advantages and disadvantages